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BainsBane

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Thu Jan 12, 2017, 10:31 AM Jan 2017

FBI applied for FISA warrants for 4 Trump campaign staffers

I first heard this on PBS last night and then found this Guardian article that references it.

The Guardian has learned that the FBI applied for a warrant from the foreign intelligence surveillance (Fisa) court over the summer in order to monitor four members of the Trump team suspected of irregular contacts with Russian officials. The Fisa court turned down the application asking FBI counter-intelligence investigators to narrow its focus. According to one report, the FBI was finally granted a warrant in October, but that has not been confirmed, and it is not clear whether any warrant led to a full investigation.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/10/fbi-chief-given-dossier-by-john-mccain-alleging-secret-trump-russia-contacts

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FBI applied for FISA warrants for 4 Trump campaign staffers (Original Post) BainsBane Jan 2017 OP
Since when does fake news result in Fisa applications? BainsBane Jan 2017 #1
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